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'Disjointed' Is Like Any Workplace Sitcom — With More Pot, Sex And Language

Set in a medical marijuana dispensary, the big networks all turned the show down. But Netflix picked it up and co-creator Chuck Lorre says, ultimately, it's about characters who care for one another.
Dougie Baldwin (left) and Aaron Moten are two of the stars in the new Netflix comedy <em>Disjointed, </em>which is set in a medical marijuana dispensary.

Chuck Lorre is, without question, television's sitcom king. He created two of today's top money-making syndicated shows — The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men — and his other hits over the years include Dharma & Greg, Grace Under Fire, Mike & Molly and Mom.

So why did every single broadcast network turn down his latest sitcom?

One word: Cannabis.

Lorre's new show, co-created with David Javerbaum, premieres Friday on Netflix. Kathy

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